Chinkell Cottage

CHINKELL COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1067023
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:
Chinkell Cottage
Statutory Address:
CHINKELL COTTAGE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1067023
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:
Chinkell Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
CHINKELL COTTAGE

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHINKELL COTTAGE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Brington
National Grid Reference:
SP 67154 63006

Details

SP 66 SE BRINGTON NOBOTTLE

23/1 Chinkell Cottage

- II

House. Early to mid c17 with later alterations. Squared, coursed lias with some dressed stone details, thatched roof. Stone coped south (L.H.) gable with moulded kneelers. Two brick gable end stacks. Single storey and attic. Three gabled dormers to front: a large central dormer with a brick ridge stack and a smaller dormer to either side, all with applied timber framing in the gables, and said to have been added in 1902. A stone gabled dormer and an eyebrow dormer at rear. The eaves level is raised and front and rear walls heightened by several courses. Three unit plan with entry at left of right hand unit. Evidence of a second doorway into left hand unit. Irregular two and three-light timber casements with leadlights, all under concrete lintols replacing timber except for a two-light stone mullioned casement with ovolo moulded frame to left in the central bay. A similar stone mullioned window to each floor of the south gable end wall, now blocked. A single light stone framed inglenook window at north end of front. Irregular one or two light wood framed casements at rear under timber lintols. Internally on ground floor chamfered bridging beams with moulded stops in all rooms. Inglenook fireplace with timber bressummer and bread oven in north room, stone framed fireplace with moulded jambs and arch in south room, salt cupboard to right. South attic room has chamfered principal rafters and collar tie as exposed truss members and chamfered purlin with straight wind braces, indicating that the room was the principal upper chamber. Roof framing exposed in other attic rooms. Brick single storey extensions at north and south ends of house not of special interest. The house is said to have contained two or three cottages, but probably a single dwelling in c17.

Listing NGR: SP6715463006

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
360244
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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